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Karikala Chola and the Kaveri Delta Transformation
Long before Rajaraja and Rajendra built their navy and temples, an early Chola king named Karikala Chola transformed the Kaveri River delta into the agricultural engine that later funded the empire. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore Karikala's legendary victory at the Battle of Venni, the construction of the Grand Anaicut—a massive stone dam across the Kaveri—and how these projects shaped Chola power. They discuss the Sangam-era poems that describe Karikala's conquests, the engineering challenge of diverting a major river for irrigation, and how control of rice surplus enabled…
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